Truss pad



l. M. PEASE TRUSS PAD Filed Sept. 14, 1923 Feb. 23 192,6.

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any desired form and may include Patented Feb. 23, 1926.

ISAAC MERRICK PEASE, OF CINCNNATI, OHIO.

TRUSS PAD.

Application filed September To @ZZ fro/720m t may concern-f j Be itknown that l, Isaac M. Puse, a citizenV of the United State, resid'ng atCincinnati, in the county or' ilaniilton and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and use- Jful rlruss Pad, oi' which the following is aspecification.

This invention aims to provide novel means for attaching a truss pad toa portion oi' a. truss, in such a way that the pad may be adjustedreadily and in various w ys, the construction being such that there arefew or no outwardly projecting, prominently projected parts adapted towear a hole in the garments orn the person to whom the truss is applied.

It is within the province ot the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

lV ith the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proK reeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construct-ion hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope otwhat is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment ot the inventionshown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 shows in plan, a device constructed in accordance withA theinvention; Figure 2 is a section on the line f2-2`iot Figure 1; Figure 3is a section on the line of Figure 1; Figure 4 is a plan showing aport-ion of the arm; Figure 5 is a plan showing the head of the screwwhich cooperates with arm delineated in Figure The device is depicted ascomprising an `outer plate 1 having a longitudinal groove 2 and atransverse groove 8, an inner plate a being shown, the plates 1 and4lhaving `eooperating sockets 5 provided with regis tering openings 6.The pad T may be ot a body 8 having a recess 9, the body being` locatedwithin covering 1G, the periphery ot the covering extending between theplates 1 and el, the plates being` connected by clamping devices 11,suoli as screws, so as to hold the edge of the covering 10. The devicehereinatter described may, however, be used with any sort of al pad.

Supports 12 extend through the plates 1 and l and have oppositelyextended feet 4,1923. Serial N0. 662,727.

1lconnected by securing elements 15 with the inner plate el. A shait 1Gis located between the supports 12. Combined pivot and clamping devices1T, such as screws, are mounted to rotate in the suppol threaded intothe ends ot' the si t lo. The intermediate portion oi. the shaft l5 isenlaiged,` to receive, movably.v a rocker 18 provided on its oppositesides with flared openings 19 adapted to receive clamping devices 20,such :s screws. the screws being threaded into the shaft 1G intermediatethe ends o'l the shaft.

ri stem 21 is movable longitudinally for adjustment in the rocher 18 andmay be in the form ot' a screw threaded into the rocher, the stem beingadapted to pass through the openings G o'll the plates 1 and 'l and toenter the recess .i in the body S of the pad i". The stein 21 has aconical head provided on its outer surface with radial ribs 23, the headbeing adapted to lit in a recess 2st Yformed in an arm hinting ribs 2Gadapted to cooperate with the ribs Q3 of the head 22 oli' the stem 21.ri`he arm has a longitudinal slot 2T .vherein is received a tighteningdevice or screw 23, including a fiat head 29 bearing on the arm E25, thescrew being threaded into the stem 21. rl`he flat head Q9 ot the screw28 prevents the device from wearing the garments o't the person usingthe device. The arm has any desired nmnber oit studs 30 or equivalentelements, adapted to el'ect a. connection between the pad or belt oi thetruss and the arm 25.

By loosening the screw 2B, the pad T may be slid longitrniinally of thearm 25, the screw moving in the slot 2? of Figure l. YiThen the screwE28 is seated, the ribs on the arm 25, cooperating with the ribs 23 onthe head Q2 o'j the stem 21 will hold the pad 7 against movementlongitudinally of the arm 25. The screws 2() may be moved outwardlywhereupon the stem 21 may be rotated in the rocker 18, a longitiuiiinaladjustment of the stein being eliected and after such an adjustment hasbeen brought about, the screws 20 may be advanced to engage the stem 21,thereby holdingl the stein against rotation and against longitudinalmovement. The lared openings 19 in the rocker 1S permit the rocher to beadjusted after the screws 20 have been advanced, and after the desiredadjustment of the rocker 18 in the shaft 16 have been Cil secured, thescrew 17 may be advanced, as shown in Figure 2 to bear against therocker and hold the rocker against movement with respect to the shaft16. Y

The general construction of the device is such that a plurality ofadjustments may be effected thereby to accommodate the part 7 to therupture7 and to give vthe desired upward and inward pressure, such as isexerted by the human lingers for instance in replacing` and holding arupture digitally.

That is claimed is:

l. ln a device ont' the class described, a pad, a shaft, a rockermovable in the shaft, a stem longitudinally adjustable in the roel;- er,means carriedV bj; the shaft for holding the stem in longitudinallyadjusted positions in the rocher, and a combined clamping and pivotalconnection between the shaft and the pad, said connection engaging therocker to hold Athe rocker against movement in the shaft.

2. In a device oi the class described, a pad, a shaft, a rockermovablein the shaft, a stem longitudinally adjustable in the rocker,screws threaded into the shaft and engaging the stem, the rocker havingopenings receiving the screws and permitting the rocker to move withrespect to the sere and a combined clamping;` and pivotal connectionbetween the shaft and the pad, said connection enga-ging the rocker tohold the rocker against movement in the shaft.

In testimonj,7 that l claim the foregoing as my own, l have heretoailixed my signature.

ISAAC lliERRICK PE1-XSE.

